August 22, 2013

COLUMBIA CITY â€” A 150-year-old legacy was recognized by the state of Indiana recently.

Henry Hiner purchased the homestead located at 10418 S. Washington Rd. Columbia City in April of 1863.

Fast forward approximately 150 years â€” the Hiner-Geeting-Ware farm was recognized by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. A Hoosier Homestead Award was presented to Deloris Ware, 83, who currently resides in the family home where she was born.

â€śMy mom and dad drove the horses for the farm,â€ť Ware said. â€śIt was survival of the fittest. If you didnâ€™t work, you didnâ€™t eat.â€ť